Dear White People
A satire about being a Black face in a white place.
2014 | 108m | English
Popularity: 0.9 (history)
| Director: | Justin Simien |
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| Writer: | Justin Simien |
| Staring: |
| A campus culture war between Blacks and whites at a predominantly white Ivy League college comes to a head when the staff of a satirical magazine stages an offensive Halloween party. | |
| Release Date: | Oct 17, 2014 |
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| Director: | Justin Simien |
| Writer: | Justin Simien |
| Genres: | Comedy, Drama |
| Keywords | satire, controversy, lgbt, political correctness, blackface, black lgbt, free speech, post-racial america, race relations, independent film, black stories, us student union, college in united states, culture war, drama comedy |
| Production Companies | Roadside Attractions, Lionsgate, Homegrown Pictures, Duly Noted, Code Red |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $5,403,771
Budget: $1,300,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 04, 2026 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Tyler James Williams | Lionel Higgins |
| Tessa Thompson | Samantha White |
| Kyle Gallner | Kurt Fletcher |
| Teyonah Parris | Colandrea 'Coco' Conners |
| Brandon P Bell | Troy Fairbanks |
| Brittany Curran | Sophie Fletcher |
| Justin Dobies | Gabe |
| Marque Richardson | Reggie |
| Malcolm Barrett | Helmut West |
| Dennis Haysbert | Dean Fairbanks |
| Peter Syvertsen | President Fletcher |
| Brandon Alter | George |
| Kate Gaulke | Annie |
| Brian James | Martin |
| Keith Myers | Black Mitch |
| Bryan Daniel Porter | Gordon |
| Terry Hempleman | Professor Bodkin |
| Naomi Ko | Sungmi |
| Ashley Blaine Featherson | Curls |
| Jemar Michael | Smoothe |
| Courtney Sauls | Wild |
| Casey Millard | Box Office Assistant |
| Avery Bilz | Sophomore |
| Michelle Wong | Newscaster |
| Craig Stepp | Newscaster |
| Baratunde Thurston | Newscaster |
| Nia Jervier | Coco's Friend |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Justin Simien | Screenplay, Director |
| Kim Taylor-Coleman | Casting |
| Kathryn Bostic | Original Music Composer |
| Ben Wilkins | Sound Effects Editor |
| Topher Osborn | Director of Photography |
| Cheri Anderson | Art Direction |
| Robb Kelly | Makeup Department Head |
| Adrian Sosa | Foley Mixer, Sound Effects Editor |
| Glenn T. Morgan | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Melissa Pritchett | Set Decoration |
| Bruton Jones | Production Design |
| Toye Adedipe | Costume Design |
| Vee Washington | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| D. Chris Smith | Sound Effects Editor |
| Phillip J. Bartell | Editor |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Lena Waithe | Producer |
| Justin Simien | Producer |
| Stephanie Allain | Executive Producer |
| Angel Lopez | Producer |
| Julia Lebedev | Producer |
| Ann Le | Producer |
| Effie Brown | Producer |
| Leonid Lebedev | Executive Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spirit Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Tessa Thompson | Nominated |
Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 13 | 20 | 8 |
| 2024 | 5 | 16 | 25 | 8 |
| 2024 | 6 | 15 | 29 | 8 |
| 2024 | 7 | 18 | 42 | 10 |
| 2024 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 9 |
| 2024 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 8 |
| 2024 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 6 |
| 2024 | 11 | 12 | 29 | 7 |
| 2024 | 12 | 11 | 27 | 7 |
| 2025 | 1 | 10 | 16 | 7 |
| 2025 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 2025 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Trending Position
**Is it about the student politics or racism?** Actually, I don't understand this film, I mean the story, what it intended to tell us. Maybe it's for Americans only. I thought it could be some underrated cool comedy, but what I just saw was definitely not expected. I kind of felt it was a student ... politics and if it stayed like that way I would have had no problem. But they said it is a comedy and I did not get any, in between it became a racism thing. I never understood this American racism, why they're making it so complicated. Especially the condition of the US is not looking good right now and this film pours a more oil to it. I'm neither white nor black or an American, and sorry I did not find it a good film. Even more, I don't get, how a television series is getting ready to follow-up it. So no offense for those who liked it, seems I'm in a wrong place. I just rated and reviewed what I felt it deserves, other than that I'm not against the film. I'm out of here! _3/10_
I really wonder what's going on with Black communities. This movie is completely racist. Most of the things that happen on the movie would never happen in real life. Maybe not in this century. But I guess if we want to live together, they must stop making these anti-white movies. ...